Clinton Riley

• Advise senior business leaders, organizations and legal counsel on financial, health care, consumer, B2B, and public affairs communications
• Train, advise and support clients on issue/crisis communication management, including investigative situational research and analysis
• Provide strategic communications planning, enterprise thought leadership programming and crisis counsel
• Supply digital, social, and traditional media relations strategy development and outreach
• Deliver executive media, message and presentation development and training.

• Advised senior and high-profile clients and lead junior staff on crisis/issue management, special situations, media relations, public affairs, litigation communications, financial communications, executive communications, internal communications, and digital strategy, including AI-generated and deepfake content
• Cross-channel strategy, narrative, messaging, and content editor & developer, including an editor on #1 New York Times bestselling book
• Supported JConnelly CEO and senior leadership team on special projects & situations

Select Highlights:

• Senior communications counselor to public and private businesses
• Launched Buckets Over Bullying non-profit
• Managed communications for major national and international events

• Managed client account project teams and senior partner book of business, including P&L
• Provided strategic communications counsel and direction to firm clients on brand, perception, and reputation management in 'Earned, Owned and Shared' media
• Oversaw sensitive and high-visibility issue/crisis communication matters for clients
• Led integrated media relations strategy development and outreach for clients
• Counsel clients on how to move their communications to a digital world, including Web, social, content marketing and SEO/SEM.

• Managed all external public relations, including media relations and senior executive communications, in the United States for HSBC’s commercial banking unit (CMB)
• Served as the U.S
• Commercial banking spokesman for HSBC, both in and out of crisis
• Supported North American head of commercial banking and six regional U.S.-based CMB presidents
• Managed CMB’s outside public relations agency support relationships in the United States
• Led communications issue/crisis management and external and internal messaging development for all information technology, natural disaster, and real estate matters for HSBC in United States.

• Core Earnings Review Group communications lead; developed quarterly and annual financial earnings news release and CEO earnings remarks for the Dow 30 company
• Developed and managed corporate-level editorial content development and messaging, both internally and externally
• Global Headquarters Media Relations Team member; directly supported the Global Head of Media Relations & Consumer Care Communications on media strategy, research, and story development
• Global Internal Communications Leadership Team member; directly supported the Global Vice President of Executive, Research and Internal Communications on CEO and senior executive speechwriting, messaging, digital strategy, and events
• Led oversight and management of media relations monitoring, metrics, and measurement
• Team lead or co-lead on multiple global communications and issue/crisis management projects
• Led oversight and management of Merck’s 150-year-old corporate archives in U.S., Europe, and Asia.

• Covered the largest universal, regional and global custody banks with operations in the United States and the regulators responsible for their oversight
• Contributor to mergers & acquisition coverage across industries
• Appearance contributor on CNBC TV and WSJ.com video reports
• Regular interaction with Congressional committees, The Federal Reserve System and the U.S
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

• Influenced policy change by shining a light on critical issues through investigative reporting that informed the public and prompted government action.
• Enhanced public awareness about key issues through consistent, high-quality investigative reporting.
• Received industry accolades for exceptional reporting on significant local stories that had national implications.
• Demonstrated strong storytelling abilities, weaving together narratives to create compelling articles that captivated readers and sparked community discussions.